"There is a correlation between the rise in populist forces and the economic and financial crises," said Thierry Chopin, political scientist at think tank Jacques Delors Institute. "The radical right today significantly exploits the feeling of impoverishment" and the "very strong pessimism" among voters, Chopin said.
Nearly three in four Europeans believe their standard of living will fall this year, while almost one in two say it has already deteriorated, according to the European Parliament's Eurobarometer survey published in December. Some 37 percent of the participants said they faced difficulty paying their bills.
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